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Rage Wall

(22 routes)

Tucked in a corner at the far left of the wall in behind some shrubbery. Either climb the tree and dyno for the jug, traverse in from 'TEC' or else grovel up on decaying, suspect holds (which seem to be dropping off with alarming regularity). Then up the steepening wall on good jugs to an eyebolt belay on the left slab. Very pumpy.

About 3m right of previous climb. Up the bulging wall (preferably without using the battered tree) to jugs and crack. Proceed using holds on right up past peg, this is last good (?!) runner for a while. Continue slightly left to top. Eyebolt belay. The start is strenuous and upper section pumping. Good route, if somewhat serious.

An aid route up "a poxy groove that will one day be freed by some spoon with no taste or self-respect." Up a crack then R to 2nd bolt of Smash Palace. Continue R horizontally to bolt on Rage Sur La Plage and rappel off. Knifeblades, skyhook, wires.

Ascends the awesomely steep pillar on its R-hand side. Climb lower wall on small incuts left of A.I. past bolts then up right of side of pillar, move round left after top bolt, trending back right at the top. Sustained. Four bolts plus belay bolt.

An awesome looking route, but not too bad due to a profusion of jugs. Start up a thin crack to reach ledge. Follow left arching line until it becomes horizontal, then up over roof to continue up easier wall to top. No protection on top section, scary. Very sustained but technically only grade 21 - two bolts, plus cams under the arch.

Winds it way up wall up right of BODIES. Provides more climbing than the average Christchurch classic. Start as for A.I. to ledge, moves right past flake to the second bolt then straight up to the third. Trend left then straight up to a crack/Flake where gear can be placed. Continue straight up to the top. Double bolt belay over the top. There's also a separate direct start hidden in the trees, with an extra bolt.

Near the right edge of the wall, starting right of the direct start of 'Victim of Ravishment' and finishing at a double bolt belay just over the lip in the rock scar. Rebolted out of obscurity by Tony Burnell in 2016.